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Genshiken
Genshiken follows Kanji Sasahara, a reserved college freshman looking for a place to belong. He stumbles into a campus club devoted to otaku interests and leaves his first meeting feeling embarrassed after a clash with a upperclassman. As he connects with other members some who defy expectations and others who struggle to understand the hobby he becomes gra…
Characters
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Harunobu Madarame
Main | Japanese VA: Hiyama, Nobuyuki
Saki Kasukabe
Main | Japanese VA: Yukino, Satsuki
Kanako Oono
Main | Japanese VA: Kawasumi, Ayako
Kanji Sasahara
Main | Japanese VA: Ooyama, Takanori
Makoto Kousaka
Main | Japanese VA: Saiga, Mitsuki
Souichiro Tanaka
Main | Japanese VA: Seki, Tomokazu
Related Anime
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Genshiken OVA
Sequel
Kujibiki Unbalance
Spin-Off
Staff
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Ikehata, Takashi
Director, Storyboard
Kio, Shimoku
Original Creator
Yokote, Michiko
Script, Series Composition
Ibira, Takaya
Producer
Sakamoto, Naoki
Producer
Tsukamoto, Kouji
Producer
Latest Episodes
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Episode 12: Countermeasures for Issues that Arise during the Reorganization of a Group
Aired Dec 27, 2004
Episode 11: On the Presence of Malicious Intent in Urban Crimes
Aired Dec 20, 2004
Episode 10: The Fetishism of Leisure Time Expenditures Considered by their Economic Result
Aired Dec 13, 2004
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Genshiken episode guide
12 tracked episodes
Genshiken characters
6 featured characters
Genshiken staff
6 featured staff credits
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